Just Photos

Playing in the sun…

Jaida in the sun....

That’s Jaida playing at the playground, in a photo by Jodi Calohan.

Sunny days – get outside & play!

Around the island….

Sunset over the santuary at Jackson's Beach last night...

What’s going on around here….

• Yvonne at the post office tells me yesterday was Donna Tagnell’s birthday (she’s the one who always remembers YOUR birthday, you know), and today Jim Cole turns 44.

Eddie R (L) and Eddie W (R)....

• Making Ed lines: They work kind of across the street from each other, but I had never seen Eddie Rivera (Sotheby’s/Coldwell Banker) and Eddie Williams (The Hot Shop) in one spot. Till now.

• Ever look at the police reports on other islands? Here’s the one from Whidbey. Don’t drink your coffee while you’re reading it, or you’ll have it coming out your nose…

• Our bunnies made Newsweek, which paints ‘em as destructo-rabbits. Here’s more (not much – it’s pretty short.)

• Leslie at the Animal Shelter is celebrating Spay Day next week (you should, too!) – here’s more:

Tuesday Feb 23rd is the Humane Society’s National Spay Day
Celebrate National ‘Spay Day’ at the 2nd ANNUAL ‘SPAY”GHETTI DINNER

You'll get yours....

The Friday Harbor Animal Shelter will be holding its 2nd Annual ‘Spay’Ghetti Dinner on Tuesday Feb 23rd at the Mullis Center from 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm. Enjoy great food (both meat and vegetarian spaghetti available), live music performed by Terry Lush and Erin Quinn and lots of good conversation with friends. All proceeds benefit the animal shelter’s Spay / Neuter Programs. Tickets available at the door. Adults $10 Kids (10 and under) $5. For more information contact the shelter at 378-2158.

• Tonight at the Labs: George Hunt, Research Professor, UW Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences, will be the third speaker in the 2010 Arthur Whiteley Lecture Series sponsored by San Juan Nature Institute in collaboration with UW Friday Harbor Labs. At 7 p.m. in The Commons at the Labs, he will discuss Seasonal sea ice cover and the production of walleye pollock in the Bering Sea: Implications of warming.

• First Aid/CPR classes with Island Rec: Be prepared for an injury or life-threatening emergency that could take place in your home or workplace.  Island Rec is offering a First Aid Class on Monday, March 22 and CPR on Wednesday, March 24.  Both classes meet at the Aid Unit on Spring Street and run from 5:30-9:30 pm.    Participants can register for either or both classes.  Cost is $25 per class and pre-registration is required.   Registration forms are available in Island Rec’s Winter/Spring Program Guide and from www.islandrec.org, Call Island Rec at 378-4953 for more information or stop by 580 Guard Street, 1-5 pm from Monday through Friday.

A Valentine’s Day video for you….

I lost count, but I think there is something like 150 island couples in this little vid, put together by me with help from Sophie Rice. It’s got love – from little islanders to alpaca-love (never before seen footage) to old married couples who still have the glow…

For the music, I chose a special piece…Whisperings solo piano artist (and FHHS ‘87 grad) Joe Bongiorno recreated one of my songs “There May Come A Time,” from the Love You on the Run CD ) as a solo piano piece that I just love, and I hope you do too.

Faces from the island, set to music….

I was playing with a little thing called Animoto (check it out at animoto.com) which lets you put pictures & tunes together….so I took a bunch of photos from 2009 & put ‘em together with one of my songs (thus avoiding copyright probs)…see what you think!

Here’s the show:

Faces of 2009, of our island….

Friends around the island this year....

Lots of people like to look back at the events of the year…I guess I prefer to look back over the folks that make up the tapestry this island weaves around us.

See who you know!

Throughout the year, I get to put together galleries of people doing what we do here, so I thought I’d take a moment & put ‘em all in one place to show you.

See what you think. See whom you know. And notice that folks sure seem to find a lot to smile about around here.

The Father/Daughter Dance

The Whale Museum’s
Black & White Dinner 2009

Christmas at the Library
with preschool kids

The Commodore’s Ball

The Fairly Outrageous Fashion Trashion Show
(at the Fair)

San Juan Dragons Lacrosse 2009

The Festival of Trees Celebration
at the Community Theatre

The 8.8 Loop Run
(Island Rec’s run at the Fair)

Friday Harbor High Graduation 2009

The Island Artisans’ Holiday Marketplace
(the two days after Thanksgiving)

The San Juan County Fair
(faces at the Fair)

Spring Street International School
& Skagit Valley College Graduation

Halloween:
Kids & Really Big Kids

The Children’s Festival

FHHS Boys Soccer 2009

The Fourth of July
(Gallery One & Gallery Two)

The K-9 Carnival

Keeping watch….

Up on the roof....

Those were the seagulls poised on Carla Higginson’s place across from the high school on Saturday….photo shot by San Juan Update wildlife photographer Josie Byington.

A mix of light & wonder…

Port McNeill

That’s Port McNeill in British Columbia, by photographer Sandy Buckley.

Remembering the summer…

Paddling on the west side of the island....

As we approach solstice this weekend, it’s nice to remember the warm days of summer…and what better way to remember them with photos of kayaking in the sun. I love Caitlin Strasser’s eye in shooting these pictures, and appreciate that she’s letting us share them. Way to go, Caitlin!

The peaceful part of the day....photos by Caitlin Strasser

Sun bean… :)

Sun beams across the floor....

That was the way it looked at The Naked Bean this morning with the bright sunshine streaming in on this cold day….

Eagles around here…

Getting ready for takeoff...

Ace photographer Kevin Holmes shot these pictures last May at Jakles Lagoon here on San Juan Island…wow. Great detail & good composition…you can feel the power of these great birds.

We have liftoff!

Island family, on the west side…

That's Trevor (left) & Craig, along with Carol & Lindsay, with their furry friend...photo by Mark Gardner.

I really like how Mark Gardner’s portrait work turns out! Check out more of his work at Rainshadow Photographics.

Pictures from Roche Harbor….

Over the river & through the woods - have you seen he mausoleum lately? Photos by Sandy Buckley.

I sure like Sandy Buckley’s pictures, don’t you? Here are a couple she took last summer out at Roche Harbor’s mausoleum  – I like what she does with the light & the shadows….check out more of her stuff at http://www.zazzle.com/sandybuckley*

Mount Baker, up close….

Looking northeast at Mount Baker...

It’s great to see Mount Baker from the island, especially on clear days like we had the last couple of days, but even nicer from close up. Here’s more from Art at Argyle House:

Ian,
Thursday was a pretty day (especially east of here), so our friend Todd offered to take us around Mt. Baker in one of Westwind’s planes. Here’s a photo looking northeast as we rounded the mountain.  A wonderful way to spend a Thursday afternoon!
- Art

Smiling faces….

Senior portrait - Hannah Laws

I asked Mark Gardner if I could occasionally post some of his work, and he nicely said, “Sure!” so here’s the senior portrait he did with FHHS senior Hannah Laws (above).

You can see more islanders (mostly) that he’s photographed in this gallery – see who you know!

An eye on the vineyards….

That's San Juan Vineyards, from up the hill....

It’s great to look at the island from different angles, and that’s what good photographers like Sandy Buckley do… that’s San Juan Vineyards, looking down to the valley.

Take a peek at her website – see what you think.

Autumn beauty…

Lighting up the branches & autumn leaves....

Remember on Monday afternoon when the sun came out for a bit? There was light through the leaves, with those trees that are out front of Wells Fargo….

Islands in the mist….

The ferry heading to Friday Harbor, late Saturday after the grey lifted...photo by Josie Byington

You saw all the rain on Saturday….grey & wet & muddy & really wet. Later in the afternoon, Josie & I were heading to the mainland on the ferry when the clouds broke…she caught the picture above, right as we swung past Blakely, as she ran to the stern of the ferry & got the other ferry as it was going away from the rainbow, out of the lifting mist.

In the other picture, one of the coaches from a visiting ball team was capturing the low clouds…

The islands, disguised as Scotland....

Foxy, baby….

Out at American Camp....

I heard from photographer Ken Olson the other day, who asked if I knew of folks around here who needed pictures – I wrote him & said sure, & could I post a couple of his…here’s what he says:

Thanks for your response, I really enjoy the pictures you have posted and I would like to contribute in a positive way. I have attached 2 photos that I have taken recently, please look them over and let me know if this is what you are looking for.

I enjoy taking photos of wildlife and never accept $$.  If your policy is for the public to pay something for a copy of the photos posted, I would like to have any $$ collected to be given to the animal shelter on the Island.  Let me know what you think.

Best regards,
Ken Olson
ken.olson (at) fresnocitycollege.edu

Down at the marina....

Islands Village Faire photos….

James Krall & Nancy Young at the soccer game a week or two ago....

I ran into James Krall a few weeks ago & asked if he’d mind if I shared with you his cool pictures from the Village Faire in late August.

The Islands Faire, the last week of August. Photos by James Krall.

He says no problem, so here they are (click here!)

James has been a regular on those sunny days the FHHS girls soccer team plays, since his two nieces Alex & Jenny are playing this year, and proud mom Nancy (his sis) is in the crowd, too. He’s got a good eye for framing a shot – check out his portfolio at http://www.sanjuanphotoarts.com.

Have a great weekend!

Sunset from Mar Vista....

Monika Wieland had a great weekend last weekend when she took this picture – she says, “It was taken out at Mar Vista this last week when I had friends/family visiting and staying out there.”

Her pictures simply rock…check ‘em out at http://orcawatcher.blogspot.com/ .